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• Partial shutdown ends less than 4 days after it began - February 4, 2026

• Nearly every federal agency is now funded through September and employees will be paid for the days they were furloughed.

  Eric Katz, Government Executive

  Federal agencies are set to reopen after the House on Tuesday approved a spending package funding those forced to close their doors over the weekend, ending the shutdown less than four days after it began.
  
  All but the Homeland Security Department, which will be funded on a stopgap basis through Feb. 13, will now receive their full fiscal 2026 appropriation. Employees across a slew of agencies impacted by partial shutdown were sent home on furlough on Monday, but will now return to work—most likely on Wednesday. 

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